Chillspot Records co-founder Dj Fantan, real name Arnold Kamudyarirwa, has sensationally defended the explicit lyrics in some of the music from artists at his recording stable.

Speaking to the local tabloid, H-Metro, the chill spot producer claimed that dancehall as a genre is different from any other as it is a watchdog of society and speaks of the prominent issues being experienced.

”Dancehall lyrics are different from any other genre. You sing what is happening on the streets and the society, this is what makes dancehall different from sungura or gospel.
If people know dancehall is not gospel maybe they will understand where we are coming from,” said Fantan.

Fantan also told the publication that dirty songs have a category in the Zim dancehall.

” That is why in Zim dancehall awards we have a category called club songs. This is the category where people call it dirty songs, but these songs reflect the truth of what is happening in the streets.”

”Drugs are being abused in the streets, pros_titution is happening in the streets and the youths are also indulging in s_exual activities its reality. These ganja lyrics and p**sy songs did not start with these young artists.
Even Winiky D back in the days did songs like Mziti and Mabhebhi Hobho, Seh Calaz has a song Ndakarohwa nemuzii, Soul Jah Luv has Gumkum, Killer-T has a song with the lines ‘Ndikamuona achifamba yangu inomi**’ and Sniper storm also has these types of songs,” he told the publication.

This comes after the prolific Mbare-based studio has attracted criticism over explicit content in its music.